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What is necessary for the nervous system to control movement?
What is necessary for the nervous system to control movement?
- Ignoring sensory information
- Relying solely on proprioception
- Isolation from sensory information
- Integration of multimodal sensory information (correct)
How many motor neurons control the contraction of ~600 muscles in humans?
How many motor neurons control the contraction of ~600 muscles in humans?
- ~150,000 (correct)
- ~50,000
- ~200,000
- ~100,000
What is motor control?
What is motor control?
- Conscious voluntary movements only
- Regulation of movements in organisms with a nervous system (correct)
- Regulation of movements in organisms without a nervous system
- Only subconscious muscle memory
What do some researchers argue is the reason for the existence of brains?
What do some researchers argue is the reason for the existence of brains?
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What are a single motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates called?
What are a single motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates called?
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What is the range of wavelengths to which a typical human eye will respond?
What is the range of wavelengths to which a typical human eye will respond?
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Which term is used for colors containing only one wavelength?
Which term is used for colors containing only one wavelength?
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What phenomenon causes the midday sky to appear blue?
What phenomenon causes the midday sky to appear blue?
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What is the approximate frequency range corresponding to the visible spectrum?
What is the approximate frequency range corresponding to the visible spectrum?
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Which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are sometimes included in the optical spectrum?
Which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are sometimes included in the optical spectrum?
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